BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. The total volume of natural gas supplies via the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) for the first quarter of 2024 is 2 687 733 142 kWh, the ICGB AD, the pipeline operator, told Trend.
“The breakdown for the first 3 months of the year is as follows: January - 968 687 253 kWh, February - 831 449 575 kWh, March - 887 596 314 kWh,” said the company.
The IGB gas pipeline connects with the Greek national gas transmission system (DESFA S.A.) and the Trans-Adriatic gas pipeline (TAP AG) in the area of Komotini (Greece), and with the Bulgarian gas transmission system (Bulgartransgaz EAD) in the area of Stara Zagora.
The total length of the gas pipeline is 182 km, the diameter of the pipe - 32'' - and a design capacity of up to 3 billion cubic meters per year in the direction Greece - Bulgaria.
Depending on the market interest for larger capacity and the possibilities of the neighboring gas transmission systems, the capacity of IGB is designed with the option for increase up to 5 billion cubic meters per year with additional construction of a compressor station.
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